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EU Policies
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18/06/2011
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Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC
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The European Commission has published in the Official Journal of the
European Union (OJEU) C178 of 18 June 2011, the first list of harmonized
standards under revised Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC. This list
includes the recent revision of Standard EN 71-1 “Safety of toys -
Mechanical and physical properties,” dated 2011.
The revised
version of EN 71-1 that has been recently published by CEN, incorporates
new safety requirements from Directive 2009/48/EC as well as amendments
to the previous version (A10 to A14).
As a reminder, Directive
2009/48/EC will come into application on 20 July 2011. EN 71-1:2011 is
the first toy safety standard giving a presumption of compliance to the
essential safety requirements of Directive 2009/48/EC.
Status of Revised EN 71-2 - Safety of Toys – Flammability
EN71-2 is currently subjected to CEN formal vote. Once a formal
vote is completed (closure is the end of June), the standard is expected
to be published by CEN around mid-July. The European Commission will
then release a revised list of standards including EN71-2:2011.
Additional Information
The list of harmonised standards can be viewed at:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2011:178:0004:0005:EN:PDF
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